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Most housing requests cite family violence

UNITING Gippsland has reported receiving hundreds of requests for help from people facing homelessness last financial year. In Wellington Shire, between July 2020 and June...

Reminder to slow down for active wildlife this spring

WILDLIFE volunteers are urging Gippsland drivers to watch out and slow down for wildlife on roads as they become more mobile closer to spring. Every...

People urged to clean up

CLEAN Up Australia is encouraging communities to help clean up their local environments, in a bid to reduce the environmental harm caused by littering. The...

New look for Port Albert toilet block

WELLINGTON Shire Council is replacing the old toilet block at Port Albert's water tower, and inviting residents to vote for their preferred façade design. Constructed...

A new era for Sion?

STUDENTS may again return to Sion, with a working party to examine the feasibility of moving Sale’s St Thomas’ Primary School to the Sion...

Gippsland vaccination program ramping up

GIPPSLAND general practices and GP-led respiratory clinics have administered more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccination doses in four months. The milestone was reached on Friday, when...

COVID money for business, but Bull says it’s just not enough

A NEW jointly-funded package from the federal and state governments will give Victorian small and medium businesses support to recover from the most recent...

Another MP calls for rapid testing

ANOTHER Gippsland MP has backed calls for widespread rapid COVID antigen tests to help Victoria "exit from a cycle of lockdowns". Gippsland South MLA Danny...

Camping on licensed waterfronts announced for 27 sites so far

THE state government has announced it is assessing 27 licensed waterfrontage sites for suitability of its new regulations allowing camping on licensed Crown land...

Lockdown will end in regional Victoria tonight

THE lockdown in regional Victoria will be lifted at 11.59pm tonight, in a surprise move by the state government. There have been no new coronavirus...

Heyfield man charged with theft and traffic offences

A 45-YEAR-old Heyfield man has been arrested after a search warrant was executed and a number of stolen items found. Heyfield, Maffra and Sale police...

Return to lockdown

VICTORIA will enter its sixth lockdown from 8pm tonight. Premier Daniel Andrews announced the lockdown will last seven days, with Victorians again only having five...

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